Baha al-Din Walad
(died 1231)
BIRTH
1151–1152 (inferred from his own age statement)
PLACE
Unknown
DEATH
February 23, 1231 (scholarly conversion; Turkish museum account gives January 12)
PLACE
Unknown
FAMILY
WIFE
Mu'mina Khatun
(dates unknown)
CHILDREN
Rumi
(1207-1273)
HOMES
RELIGIOUS VIEWS
RELIGION NOT DOCUMENTED
DENOMINATION NOT DOCUMENTED
MEMBERSHIPS
AWARDS
Bahāʾ al-Dīn Walad was a theologian, preacher, and the father of the poet Rumi. He led his family west from Central Asia and taught in Anatolia; his discourses were later collected as the Maʿāref.
EARLY LIFE
He taught Islamic law and preached in the Seljuk lands before his death in Konya.
CAREER
DEATH
Baha al-Din Walad died in Konya after a brief illness in 1231. Encyclopaedia Iranica dates his death to February 23, while a Turkish museum account gives January 12. The Seljuk ruler Kayqubad proclaimed public mourning, and Walad was buried in the former palace rose garden that became the Mevlana Museum complex.
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